NEW DELHI: Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand today came out in support of the bull-taming sport of jallikattu, saying it should be respected since its a Tamil cultural symbol. “I’m all for animal rights+ , but here that is not the point. Tradition and livelihood are,” Anand tweeted. Anand also praised young people who’ve […]
Trump made bold declaration to ‘eradicate completely’ radical Islamic terrorism This was at odds with his speech’s ‘America First’ inward-looking agenda Not clear how Trump will succeed without jeopardising international relations Donald Trump launched a new war on terror last night and vowed to eliminate Islamic State ‘from the face of the earth’. But […]
Of course. Why would it be terror-related? The Islamic State issued this call in September 2014: So O muwahhid, do not let this battle pass you by wherever you may be. You must strike the soldiers, patrons, and troops of the tawaghit. Strike their police, security, and intelligence members, as well as their treacherous agents. Destroy […]
सुप्रभातम् ! सुदिनमस्तु! शुभमस्तु ! (Good morning , Have a blessed day) नमस्कार (Namaskar) २१ जनवरी २०१७ का वैदिक पंचांग (As per Hindu Almanac i.e. Vedic Panchang) For 21st January, 2017 कलियुग वर्ष – ५११८ / Kaliyug Varsha – 5118, विक्रम संवत – २०७३ / Vikram Samvat- 2073, शकवर्ष -१९३८ / Shak Varsh-1938 शकसंवत्सर / […]
PETA (people for ethical treatment of animals), has been vehemently opposing Jallikattu (racing of bulls in Tamil nadu) and Kambala (racing of buffaloes in Karnataka). Both these are traditionally used to pick the best bulls, who are then bred to maintain breed standard. Since the main purpose is breeding, the animals are treated with a […]
NEW DELHI: India brushed aside a debate in UK Parliament on the Kashmir issue saying no third party had any role to play in resolving the dispute. MEA said it was aware of the development but added all issues between the two countries (India and Pakistan) can only be resolved bilaterally. “Our position on the […]
Gandhinagar: The state government has decided to import from Brazil 10,000 doses of Gir bull semen as the cow population of this prestigious breed has declined in Gujarat. Interestingly, the bulls whose semen are to be imported are descendants of those gifted to Brazil as a goodwill gesture by the maharaja of Bhavnagar before Independence. […]
Talking to Hindustan Times, 49-year-old Selvarani from a farming family in Madurai says though she rears jallikattu bulls as part of a family tradition, they never perceive them as animals. “We don’t call them bulls. They are not animals. We call them by their names. I have about four of them and they are our […]
सुप्रभातम् ! सुदिनमस्तु! शुभमस्तु ! (Good morning , Have a blessed day) नमस्कार (Namaskar) २० जनवरी २०१७ का वैदिक पंचांग (As per Hindu Almanac i.e. Vedic Panchang) For 20th January, 2017 कलियुग वर्ष – ५११८ / Kaliyug Varsha – 5118, विक्रम संवत – २०७३ / Vikram Samvat- 2073, शकवर्ष -१९३८ / Shak Varsh-1938 शक संवत्सर […]
